Hundreds of high school teachers could be laid off as the Toronto public board grapples with a $55-million deficit, according to a staffing report that also recommends cuts to secretaries and vice-principals.
Last year, the Toronto District School Board axed 200 secondary teaching positions because of a drop in enrollment, and this year is recommending a loss of 248.
“It’s very frustrating to continually make cuts — it never ends,” said Etobicoke Trustee Chris Glover. “At some point, trustees are going to throw up their hands.”
“High schools are taking a huge hit,” added another trustee, from teachers to secretaries to hall monitors.
“The clerical staff is mostly at high schools because that’s where enrollment is going down. In an 800-student high school, you could have four or five secretaries” to manage all the teens.
While overall enrollment is on the rise in the board — Canada’s largest, and the seventh biggest in North America — it is fuelled by a boom in the elementary grades and has yet to filter up.
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